A Look Back at Last Two Decades of the Used-Car Industry in Canada
In the grand finale of our podcast episodes from Canada’s Used Car Week in June, conference chair and Cherokee Media Group president Bill Zadeits is joined by Brad Hart and Peter Snoyer on a panel celebrating 20th anniversary of the ... Listen Here
Thursday, Sep. 18, 2025, 02:32 PM
SPONSORED EPISODE: AI & Big Data Deliver Significant Improvements to Inventory Management
In this sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Merritt Critcher, Director of Product Management with CDK speaks with Bill Zadeits about the newest trends and potential for AI and big data to meet and exceed the inventory management needs ... Listen Here
Thursday, Sep. 11, 2025, 04:33 PM
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Experian on how much auto refinancing is gaining traction
Melinda Zabritski, Experian’s head of automotive financial insights, said consumers are looking for ways to secure more favorable vehicle financing terms, especially with interest rates leveling out and perhaps a cut coming next week from the Federal Reserve. The base ... Listen Here
Thursday, Sep. 11, 2025, 01:53 PM
Fitch Ratings cites 4 reasons for improved US auto lease ABS outlook
Monday, Jun. 17, 2019, 03:44 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Fitch Ratings is a bit more upbeat about the direction of the auto lease asset backed securities market. Analysts expect stability in residual value realizations throughout the year, prompting them to revise their wholesale market outlook haircut to neutral from ... [Read More]
DriveTime Automotive Group announces $400M tender offer
Monday, Jun. 17, 2019, 03:42 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
DriveTime Automotive Group and its related finance company, Bridgecrest Acceptance Corp., announced on Monday that they have commenced a cash tender offer to purchase any and all of their outstanding $400 million aggregate principal amount of 8.00% senior secured notes ... [Read More]
Arent Fox reinforces compliance personnel & offerings
Thursday, Jun. 13, 2019, 08:42 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Arent Fox is bolstering its compliance offering, and in the process, bringing back one of its experts. This week, the firm announced the launch of Managing Automotive Compliance, a regulatory, auditing and consulting service that is designed to help auto industry ... [Read More]
AFSA names vice president of communications
Thursday, Jun. 13, 2019, 08:40 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, the American Financial Services Association welcomed its new vice president of communications. Taking on this role for the national trade association for the consumer credit industry is Ed McFadden. AFSA indicated McFadden will play a crucial role in ... [Read More]
FTC reaches settlement involving dealer software data breach
Thursday, Jun. 13, 2019, 02:11 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
National Automobile Dealers Association chairman Charlie Gilchrist recently wrote about how data and digital issues remain a high priority for the organization. And it appears those topics certainly are being monitored by the Federal Trade Commission, too. Early this week, ... [Read More]
DRN and ARS celebrate 10 years of recovery collaboration
Wednesday, Jun. 12, 2019, 04:12 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
In today’s world where it might seem the only auto-finance element lengthening in time involves terms of consumers’ retail installment sales contracts, Digital Recognition Network (DRN) and American Recovery Service (ARS) are reaching a significant milestone — their 10th anniversary of doing ... [Read More]
Both House and Senate craft proposals to delay CECL implementation
Wednesday, Jun. 12, 2019, 01:48 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Apparently, federal lawmakers heard the concerns from banks, credit unions and finance companies about the challenges of preparing for significant accounting changes in connection with reserving for losses. A day short of three weeks after a proposal surfaced from six ... [Read More]
Launcher introduces budget-friendly LOS for small lenders
Wednesday, Jun. 12, 2019, 01:44 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Launcher is looking to help not only well-established subprime auto finance companies, but also shops looking to get a toehold in the space while they stretch their limited resources. The technology provider specializing in loan originations, recently announced the release ... [Read More]
Depth of GAP and VSC payout climbs in 5 years
Tuesday, Jun. 11, 2019, 03:02 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Protective Asset Protection recently shared a new set of data analysis showing how much average claims have increased annually for GAP payouts and vehicle service contract (VSC) claims dating back to 2014. The provider of F&I programs, services and dealer ... [Read More]
KBRA: May delivers mixed ABS metrics
Monday, Jun. 10, 2019, 03:33 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
On Friday, Kroll Bond Rating Agency shared its latest analysis of the auto asset-backed securities market, noting that May showed mixed credit performance across securitized marketplace. Analysts reported that annualized net losses in KBRA’s Tier 1 index fell 95 basis ... [Read More]
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